[rescue] rediscovering simple pleasures.. (old IBM keyboards)

Chris Hedemark chris at yonderway.com
Fri Oct 25 20:38:58 CDT 2002


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This may be so, but the sticker on mine doesn't have a manufacturing 
date;  only a copyright date (1984) is present.

On Friday, October 25, 2002, at 04:08 AM, vance at neurotica.com wrote:

> I don't know if it has any bearing on the age of the keyboard, but
> IBM/Lexmark didn't start manufacturing PS/2 keyboard cords until early
> 1987.
>
> Peace...  Sridhar
>
> On Thu, 24 Oct 2002, Chris Hedemark wrote:
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>> The one I have here is IBM on the top, "Manufactured by Lexmark" on 
>> the
>> bottom (copyright date of 1984 so they were one in the same then), it
>> is a Model M, and part number 1397440.  It's the IBM keyboard we all
>> know and love, and has a PS/2 connector on it.
>>
>> Hope that helps.
>>
>> On Thursday, October 24, 2002, at 10:43 PM, Scott Newell wrote:
>>
>>>> I love the Type-M, buckling spring keyboard. I keep salvaging them
>>>> from workplaces. One for home, one for work and a spare. I wish I
>>>
>>> Be aware--not all IBM/Lexmark Model M keyboards are the good buckling
>>> spring units.  I bought a box (10?) of Model M keyboards on ebay, and
>>> every
>>> single one was membrane.  The search continues...
>>>
>>>
>>> newell
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>> Chris Hedemark
>> Hillsborough, NC
>> http://yonderway.com
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Chris Hedemark
Hillsborough, NC
http://yonderway.com


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